Search results

HFT2, I am a bit confused. You tell me that you are an options trader that prefers using Iron Condors and straddles. Neither of which strategy cares if it's a bull or bear market. Then I see you constantly bashing on bears and short sellers like the only strategy you use is going long. It...

I wonder what the odds are that Cramer was naked shorting that stock all the way down.

I just re-read what you wrote and I have to ask: Why in the hell are you trying to buy an Iron Condor and sell a Straddle? The P/L graph on a trade like that doesn't look very appealing.

I have seen "all or nothing" type orders (for stocks only) on other brokers but I don't recall ever seeing that feature for any options platform. This does not mean it does not exist but I am pretty sure TOS doesn't have that...yet. I was planning on sending that in to them as a suggestion as...

I don't think the issue is with universities...even the little community colleges. They don't care if you pass or fail as long as you paid your tuition. The issue is in public schools and the whole "no child left behind" philosophy that seems to be becoming more and more prevalent. Just...

I think what he is saying is "no pain, no gain" so you should get a car battery, some jumper cables, and a computer controlled relay. Hook it all up to your computer and testicles so that you get a shock every time you make a losing trade. Something tells me you will trade a LOT smarter...

Really I'd imagine that the correlation between IQ and trading ability if graphed out might look like the P/L chart on a double diagonal options graph. For those that don't know what that is imagine an arch where the middle of the arch is in the profit zone and the extremes are in the loss...

The volume is a bit low but it's still tradeable.

People that don't know any better? Maybe people that are scared their bank will go under and are choosing to do that over using their money to stuff their mattress with? Hell I don't know...I'm just guessing.

The reason the media is like that is because for some sick reason negative, depressing, fear mongering news gets the best ratings. Why this is, I have no idea but this is why I personally watch very little news.

Education is indeed a large part of the economic problem in the US. For years I have been saying that one very important class is missing from the curriculum in US schools. A class on proper use of credit. So many people graduate high school and even college, already in debt and not a clue in...

Best advice ever. You never want to give up your actual paycheck until you have a proven track record in the market with enough average gains per month to replace the paycheck, insurance, and other benefits as well as having enough left over to let the trading account continue to grow. I'd say...

I thought you were leaving.

Umm....this is not the Everquest forums.

In a nutshell if your broker shows your stop in the level II books a scalper can see and buy your stock at your stop point. At least they used to.

The issue with stop or stop limits is two fold. First is the gap scenario. With a stop market, if the price gaps way down past your stop you will get filled at what ever price becomes available after the gap. With a stop limit order, on a gap, you will not be filled at all until the price moves...

Yeah thats what I'd like to know.

Actually man if you do the exact opposite of what your indicator says it appears that you would have made money. At least at a quick glance.

You are an Administrative Trader! People who fit into this category have several of the qualities that make a good trader. You tend to be practical and realistic, and decisive. You move quickly to implement decisions and these are all good for trading. You love facts and what you think is...

As much as I hate to say it, I agree somewhat with piranah. I would really hate to think I made a bad trade early one morning and "for my own protection" my account gets locked and I miss out on some good trades later in the day. I would probably break my keyboard and throw my monitor out the...